from Letter to My Wife by Nazım Hikmet

And don’t forget
always to look on the bright side of things
as should a prisoner’s wife.

translated by Jean Carpenter Efe

4 thoughts on “from Letter to My Wife by Nazım Hikmet

    • Since you love Istanbul so much, you might wander down the street named after him just up from the bull in Kadiköy and to the left. Some nice cafés there to spend a reflective afternoon in.

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